The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-15
SOCIALISM.
Its Definition and Growth Out
lined.

AS the result OF inquiry, by repre-
sentative of THE HERALD, as to the aim
and objects of the Socialist organization
in America, the following brief explsna-
ton by one who knows them will be
interesting just now, at time when
they appear to be the l-absorbing
topic:
For some time past the descriptions
of the final scenes of that world-historic
drama at Chicago have filed the
columns of the daily press throughout
the length and breadth of America;
thousands have been clamoIing for the
blood of the men who have been held
legally responsible for that awful mas.
sacre at the Haymarket; other pro
tested against the execution as being
the Judicial murder of hireling judge
and a prejudiced class jury; and still
others, prompted by various other
motives, petitioned the Governor of IL
linois for q Communication of sentence.
Words and ideas having come before
the Anglo American eye which hitherto
were deemed foreign to our system of
government and not likely to take root
on American soil, perhaps a few
| lines would not come amiss from
one who gave the question
few OF his leisure hours. The press
generally in America draws no line be-
tween an Anarchist and Socialist, for
every Socialist is believed to be a bomb
throWer or, at least, in sympathy with
mountaineering, and the radical cure
to be applied to get rid of this annoy
ing enfdRt terrible is considered to be
the gallows. Those familiar with the
aims and objects of Socialism as ad
vocated by the leaders in Germany,
| the cradle of this doctrine, know that
evolutionary Socialism and revolution
airy Anarchy are not synonymous
terms. 1t may be regarded as a fact
| that perhaps mostly the ultra-radical
have come to America, like Herr Most5
who even in Germany is considered an
extremist. But while q good many
| Socialists condemn the terrible means
| advocated by Anarchists, they also
diSapproVe of the means resorted to as
being deemt d justified to send those
men to the gallows.
History repeats itself: the worlds
history is the worlds judgment, and il
is history that IS chiefly quoted by
Socialists, for it is the careful and re
Elective study of the past which gives US
the key to the future.
The American people may think that
with the death of these men both the
body and spirit Of anarchy have been
annihilated, never to be resurrected, but
there ara some who hold a different
opinion, believing that the disease of the
body polite, which showed its surfacial
sign some time ago, has been merely
driven back into the system, the ma
fnrQt nf uh inh no
more terrific explosion at an opportune
time. Anarchy of the masses Us. the
anarchy Of the courts is a sad picture 10
contemplate, land while at present
everything seems tranquil, the friends
and admirers of those men have vowed
that scenes will be lnaugurated com
pared to which the times of Robes
pierre shall be an idylI. Pardon has
not be asked by those dead leaders, and
pardon will not be given by their fol-
lowers. Everybody will reap what be
has sOwn. Like Atilla, the King of the
Huns, these people believe in their fear
full mission as being the scourge OF
God.
What ground Socialism has gained in |
America, is difficult TO learn, but what |
giganti proportions it has assumed in
Germany may be cleaned from the fact
that up to the anti-Socialistic law, ten
years ago. 100 newspapers were spread
ing the doctrines of Socialism. Most of
these papers have been suppressed and
the prisons of Germany are filed with
these 'cranks,' idealists,' and
fanatics, and while the discussion of
the doctrine has been prohibited, and
Berlin, LEIPZIG and other larger towns
nave been declared in q state of siege.
t was estimated at the last Socialistic
congress short time ago that there
we're from l 500, 900 to 2,000, OGO Social
SITS in Germany alone. In 1872, while 9
he congress of the 'InUernationale' Il
vas held at the hague, discussions
rose dividing the party into red ana
lack International, which lately /
eem to have amalgamated. Bis
aarck, at that time when informed
i the separation, made the historic
emark: Crowned heads, wealth, #
nd privilege may we'll tremble should II
yer again the red and the white unite!'
While out in Germany, the writer met
ome OF the S cialists who, while de-
ylng the goodness of Christ, always
to him as the great Nazar-
ne the first and greatest Socialist
q one occasion leading Socialist de
ned his position towards the estab
shed church as follows: If we had
he pure and unadnlterated Christianity
preached by the Carpenters Son and
lat community of interests as wit.
essed in the first Christian Oh. rches. r
e would unite our hearts, heads and
ands and combined work for the
nancipation of mankind morally. in
llectualiy and materially" -, 6